Page 15 of Her Destined Alpha
“So let me sum this up. You went for a walk, your mate ran into your arms, and then you killed some witches. Then she took you home, took care of you, and told you to get out?” Lola asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Why would she do that?” Rose asked, frowning slightly. “Wait, she’s a human, isn’t she?”
Okay, time to tell them… but…I looked at Chris. Both his parents had died in Endora’s attack. I still remembered the day he was told, the pain and denial in his eyes before he looked at Dad and asked what duties he wanted him to do first, taking the spot as Delta first and mourning the loss of his parents second.
With a cold rush of clarity, I suddenly realised that I needed them to see Delsanra for who she was first.
“Yeah, a human,” I lied.
It felt like swallowing a bitter pill, lying about my mate as if I was ashamed. I wasn’t. I had always been one of the rare few who agreed that not all witches were bad, and I was going to prove that no matter what. I just hoped they came to like her without her identity as a witch making that decision for them.
“Wow! A human… that’s super rare, especially for a Luna…” Chris said with a whistle.
“I’m sure she’s perfect. There’s a reason Selene paired you,” Rose said with a confident smile. Lola observed me, and I knew she was gauging my reaction.
“Yeah, I’m sure there is a reason, and I’m sure she’ll come around sooner or later,” I said smoothly.
“So, what’s the plan? Are you going to go alpha mode, kidnap her, make her fall for you, and all that rubbish?” Lola asked, narrowing her eyes. Yeah, I knew some idiots had done that, but neither was it allowed, nor was I going to do something so stupid.
“No, obviously not.”
“Good.” She sounded relieved. Rose smiled at her and kissed her cheek.
“But I’m going to follow her, get up in her personal space, and charm her. I’ll have her falling for me soon enough.” Lola looked at me sceptically.
“You’re going to be a freaky stalker creep?”
“Yeah, I don’t think that’s the smartest decision, babe,” Rose agreed.
“I’m not going to be a stalker, I’m just going to be around, coincidentally…” Rose was about to protest, but Lola wrapped her arms around her.
“Ignore him, Sunshine, he’s stubborn.”
“Okay, so where do we go first? We want to see our Luna, too,” Chris added with a smirk.
“Weare not going anywhere.I’mgoing to go see what she’s up to. Alone,” I said, standing up.
“Wouldn’t it be better if you casually ran into her with friends rather than alone?” Rose reasoned.
“No, I don’t want to overwhelm her. See you ladies later.” I turned before Chris spluttered.
“Wait, what? Ladies? Did you call me a lady? Or did you just forget I was here? Either way, that’s an insult!” I ignored him as I left, ready to see my little kitten again.
It took metwenty minutes to track her down. She was at a small diner not far from where I met her last night.
“So, she’s in there, huh?” Lola’s voice came from behind me.
I sighed. I picked up their scent following me a while back and chose to ignore them. At least they thought they were doing a good job of hiding, and I didn’t have to hear them talk too much. One thing about my friends, they didn’t really take no for an answer.
“Yes, she is.”
“So, let’s casually go for brunch,” Lola said, placing her elbow on my shoulder. “She might be less overwhelmed; put it down to coincidence.” I doubted that. She knew what I was…
“Okay, fine. But don’t make it obvious.”
“Umm… I think you’ll be the one gawking at her and making it obvious,” Chris added as I led the way to the diner. I had to lower my head at the door. Stepping inside, the bell tinkled, and a round, older woman at the counter looked up.
“Morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
